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3 Count: Server Tested

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In the case, Nicklen argued that a photographer or videographer that uses Facebook or Instagram to promote their content should not automatically give up the right to license it to third parties, such as Sinclair. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff’s song dates to 2014 but was released on a Cardinale album entitled Digital Youth.

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3 Count: Extra Element

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First off today, Thomas Claburn at The Register reports that the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has won a key victory over Vizio as a judge has ruled that the open source GPL and LGPL licenses are not just copyright licenses, but contain an extra element covered by contract law rather than copyright law.

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The Conundrum of Naked Licensing

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We are pleased to bring to you a guest post by Naman Keswani on the concept of naked licensing within trademarks law. This requires the proprietor to exercise quality control measures while granting licenses to use the trademark, as a deviance in the quality would cause confusion. In El Du Pont De Nemours & Co.

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3 Count: Telenovela Drama Ending

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This prompted Andre Sims, who wrote the song in 2014, to file a lawsuit against H.E.R., The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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3 Count: Happiest Marshmello

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The law3suit was filed by a producer named Arty that claimed Happier was an infringement of his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s I Lived. In 2014 Hansmeier as sentenced to 14 years in prison. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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3 Count: Keep Shaking

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First off today, Reuters reports that a lawsuit accusing Taylor Swift of copyright infringement in her 2014 hit single Shake it Off has been allowed to move ahead, setting the stage for a possible trial. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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3 Count: 10,000 Hours

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A record studio owned by Melomega released a version of the song in 2014. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Neither Dan + Shay or Justin Bieber had any comment on the lawsuit. 2: MPA Wins Piracy Battle, US Court Orders PrimeWire to Shut Down.